Soldier Of The Ardennes
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Soldier Of The Ardennes
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Author : Francis DiPietro
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2006-08-01
Soldier Of The Ardennes written by Francis DiPietro and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This custom edition contains complete scans of Mr. DiPietro's actual letters from the war. Preserved for over 60 years, they give a valuable perspective on World War II through the eyes of Francis Charles DiPietro, a front line infantry soldier with the renowned 83rd Thunderbolt Division. Deployed to Europe in the most decisive hour of the war, Frank and the 83rd trudge through the Ardennes forest in waist-deep snow to push back the enemy forces in the Battle of the Bulge. They are the first American division to reach the Rhine river in Germany, establish the Elbe bridgehead, and help deliver the blow to Hitler's forces which ends the war in Europe. The letters are divided into three main groups: 1.) covering Frank's 17 weeks of basic training at Camp Wheeler in Georgia, 2.) the war in Europe and the maneuvers of the 83rd Division as they press back German forces, 3.) the obstacles of peace and military government which arise after the official German surrender in May of 1945.
A G I In The Ardennes
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Author : Denis Hambucken
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2020-02-28
A G I In The Ardennes written by Denis Hambucken and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-28 with History categories.
A G.I. in the Ardennes focuses on the human experience during wartime. What was life like for a regular American soldier who gave his life to combat fascism? By immersing himself in historical documents, hundreds of letters and several interviews from that period of time, Denis Hambucken managed to accurately reconstruct the daily life of an American soldier in impressive detail. The author takes a closer look at the weapons, equipment and personal belongings of the soldiers who fought at the Western front, while sharing numerous personal anecdotes and moving stories.
Alamo In The Ardennes
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Author : John C. McManus
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2007-02-26
Alamo In The Ardennes written by John C. McManus and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-26 with History categories.
"Alamo in the Ardennes tells the powerful yet little-known story of the bloody delaying action fought by the 28th Infantry Division, elements of the 9th and 10th Armored Divisions, and other, smaller units. Outnumbered at times by as much as ten to one, outgunned by Hitler's dreaded panzers, and with no hope of reinforcement, they bore the full fury of the Nazi onslaught for five days, making the Germans pay for every icy inch of ground they gained." "Featuring numerous maps and a complete list of the soldiers, local civilians, and German commanders whose actions it recounts, Alamo in the Ardennes provides a day-by-day account of this pivotal moment in America's greatest war."--Jacket.
The Ardennes Remembered
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Author : Craig A. Schoeller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-07-23
The Ardennes Remembered written by Craig A. Schoeller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-23 with categories.
Battle Of The Bulge
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Author : Edward A. Marinello
language : en
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Release Date : 2005
Battle Of The Bulge written by Edward A. Marinello and has been published by Nova Science Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945 categories.
The greatest land battle of World War II began days before Christmas 1944 in the most unlikely place on the Western Front, the dense woods and inhospitable terrain of the Ardennes Forest that borders on Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg. The weather, first days of thick fog and then heavy snows capped by blizzards, couldn't have been more advantageous for the attacking Germans. They came out of nowhere and were on the unprepared and green Americans before they knew it. Hopelessly outnumbered, up to ten to one in men and two to one in tanks and cannons, the GI's were sent reeling. But then in some remarkable and heroic way, the dwindling American forces stopped retreating and stood their ground to stop the Wehrmacht cold. How and why it happened is the story of this book, the work of a GI who was there. By the time the battle ended six weeks later, the Americans had suffered 70,000 dead and wounded and the Germans over 100,000.
Ardennes 1944
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Author : Antony Beevor
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-11-03
Ardennes 1944 written by Antony Beevor and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-03 with History categories.
The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of D-Day, Stalingrad, and The Battle of Arnhem reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge in this riveting new account On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his ‘last gamble’ in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes in Belgium, believing he could split the Allies by driving all the way to Antwerp and forcing the Canadians and the British out of the war. Although his generals were doubtful of success, younger officers and NCOs were desperate to believe that their homes and families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army approaching from the east. Many were exultant at the prospect of striking back. The allies, taken by surprise, found themselves fighting two panzer armies. Belgian civilians abandoned their homes, justifiably afraid of German revenge. Panic spread even to Paris. While some American soldiers, overwhelmed by the German onslaught, fled or surrendered, others held on heroically, creating breakwaters which slowed the German advance. The harsh winter conditions and the savagery of the battle became comparable to the Eastern Front. In fact the Ardennes became the Western Front’s counterpart to Stalingrad. There was terrible ferocity on both sides, driven by desperation and revenge, in which the normal rules of combat were breached. The Ardennes—involving more than a million men—would prove to be the battle which finally broke the back of the Wehrmacht. In this deeply researched work, with striking insights into the major players on both sides, Antony Beevor gives us the definitive account of the Ardennes offensive which was to become the greatest battle of World War II.
The Soldiers
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Author : Guido Vrolix
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-07-20
The Soldiers written by Guido Vrolix and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-20 with categories.
Volume 4: A GENERAL WANTS TO WIN THE WAR, A SOLDIER TO SURVIVE IT! Five stories that portrays war in every facet through a selection of stories set in the thick of the action, from the victorian era to the present. The Ardennes, 1945. "One minute I'm making my rounds from hole to hole, the next minute all the foxholes have vanished and all I can see are shadows and snow."
Alamo In The Ardennes
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Author : John C. McManus
language : en
Publisher: Wiley
Release Date : 2007-02-26
Alamo In The Ardennes written by John C. McManus and has been published by Wiley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-26 with History categories.
At last, here is a book that tells the full story of the turning point in World War II’s Battle of the Bulge—the story of five crucial days in which small groups of American soldiers, some outnumbered ten to one, slowed the German advance and allowed the Belgian town of Bastogne to be reinforced. Alamo in the Ardennes provides a compelling, day-by-day account of this pivotal moment in America's greatest war.
Taught To Kill
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Author : John B. Babcock
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2011
Taught To Kill written by John B. Babcock and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
By mid-1944, the U.S. Army was facing a critical shortage of the most important commodity in any war, the common foot soldier. Higher-than-expected casualties during the liberation of France had forced the Army to comb its ranks for replacement infantrymen. Plucked in 1944 from the safety and privilege of the Army Specialized Training Program (the World War II version of the college deferment of the Vietnam years), twenty-two-year-old John Babcock suddenly found himself an infantry private headed to Europe. Raised in an upper-middle-class family, this sensitive and literate youth was thrust into a group of coarse, uneducated, and sometimes brutal draftees who were headed to the 78th Infantry Division as replacements. Babcock demonstrates that the "greatest generation" was not always that. Instead, it was like any other cohort--full of liars, cowards, and ordinary men who simply wanted to stay alive and go home. Babcock lets us see the war through his eyes--just over the rim of the foxhole. Undergoing his baptism of fire in the Battle of the Bulge, he endures the trials of combat, advancing through attrition to become the senior sergeant in the company. This ordinary enlisted infantryman in "just another combat division" takes the reader from infantry basic training and seven months of combat to postwar occupation duty in Germany and back home. It is one infantry rifleman's story rather than an account of how his division fit into the grander scheme of the war in Europe--though the author relates to that by providing the reader with a roadmap of dates and locations taken. Babcock offers an intimate taste of combat, casualties, how he fought, and with which weapons (in clear "civilian" language), and both the heroism and cowardice of his fellow soldiers. Published in cooperation with the Association of the United States Army, it is a gripping account of how an ordinary American boy felt and experienced the so-called good war.
Fatal Crossroads
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Author : Danny S. Parker
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date : 2011-11-22
Fatal Crossroads written by Danny S. Parker and has been published by Da Capo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-22 with History categories.
On December 17, 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, more than eighty unarmed United States soldiers were shot down after having surrendered to an SS unit near the small crossroads town of Malmédy, Belgium. Although more than thirty men lived to tell of the massacre, exactly what took place that day remains mired in controversy. Was it just a “battlefield incident” or rather a deliberate slaughter? Who gave the orders: infamous SS leader Jochen Peiper or someone else? Fatal Crossroads vividly reconstructs the critical events leading up to the atrocity—for the first time in all their revealing detail—as well as the aftermath. Danny S. Parker spent fifteen years researching original sources and interviewing more than one hundred witnesses to uncover the truth behind the Malmédy massacre, and the result is riveting.